Monday, July 06, 2009

[ts]We wanted to do another entry for Weekend Wokking because our first entry we made, cilantro horchata, was very simple to do. But, as mentioned before, our dipping level of energy prevented us from thinking about, let alone executing, an elaborate dish.

So we thought of something so simple, one doesn't even need a recipe.

[js]I've been seeing strawberries popping up around here and even scored some local strawberries at Richmond Country Farms Market. In terms of fruit-herb pairings, strawberries are most often paired with sweet basil, but we thought why not switch up and pair them with cilantro instead.

We both agreed that beef tasted particularly swell with cilantro. (To wit, Mama's Dancing Cilantro Beef. Which reminds me, it has been quite a while since we've made that: it is due.)

[js]I did a quick-marinate of a couple of flank steaks 30 minutes prior to grilling, rubbing it vigorously with cumin, salt, and black pepper.

The steaks were put on the grill and it really was as simple as that. After a brief rest, TS proceeded to slice them.

Strawberry Cilantro Salsa

[ts]This was simply a matter of mixing together diced strawberries, a whackload of cilantro, a couple of green onions, a jalapeño pepper, salt, pepper, a touch of sugar, and the zest and juice of a couple of limes.

All we needed to do was introduce the two to each other, and our work was done.

10 comments:

I love that expression hard relaxing. So great. And, I love strawberry in savory ways--just made strawberry marinara not too long ago. I am not sure about it with cilantro, but now I will have to give it a try.